CAN I BUY CRYPTO ON EBAY?

[Doodley510]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

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[tabas]

Ebay doesn't accept crypto payments. Use services like from Bitrefill to buy ebay gift card which you can pay with crypto. Also check if it's supported on your country.

https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/ebay-usa/

Thanks to yamane, @OP you can't buy there either any crypto. Since you can't find any sales there, if someone offers you that you can buy from them, it's possible that you may likely get scammed.

[un_rank]

This may have been possible before, but from 2021^[1], they banned the listing of virtual currencies for sale for regulatory reasons most likely. If there is still any market for it, it is breaking the rules and would not be easy to spot for someone who has not sold or bought yet.

[1] https://www.ebay.com/help/policies/prohibited-restricted-items/virtual-currency-policy?id=5044

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[Yamane_Keto]

eBay does not offer a service to buy Bitcoin, you can only buy Physical Bitcoins but I advise you to do that in the forum here https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?board=217.0

https://www.ebay.com/b/Physical-Bitcoins/bn_7024929613

Ebay doesn't accept crypto payments. Use services like from Bitrefill to buy ebay gift card which you can pay with crypto. Also check if it's supported on your country.

https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/ebay-usa/

I think he wants to buy Bitcoin from EBAY and not buy products on EBAY with Bitcoin.

[tabas]

Ebay doesn't accept crypto payments. Use services like from Bitrefill to buy ebay gift card which you can pay with crypto. Also check if it's supported on your country.

https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/ebay-usa/

I think he wants to buy Bitcoin from EBAY and not buy products on EBAY with Bitcoin.

Uhm, yeah thanks. I just had realized that by now but either way, he just can't do that either paying or buying crypto in Ebay. If he wants to buy crypto, he should just go with the exchanges like hodlhodl.com and bisq.network. Otherwise, he should just stick with the exchanges that are supporting his country but most of them are likely centralized exchanges and might require him to pass on KYC.

[Plaguedeath]

I don't see any point why you must buy Bitcoin on Ebay when there are many trusted exchanges out there, not to mention you could get scammed on Ebay too.

If you want to trade using CEX, you can check top spot exchanges on CMC or Coingecko.

If you want to trade without KYC, you can check kycnot.me

[Taskford]

Ebay doesn't accept crypto payments. Use services like from Bitrefill to buy ebay gift card which you can pay with crypto. Also check if it's supported on your country.

https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/ebay-usa/

I think he wants to buy Bitcoin from EBAY and not buy products on EBAY with Bitcoin.

Uhm, yeah thanks. I just had realized that by now but either way, he just can't do that either paying or buying crypto in Ebay. If he wants to buy crypto, he should just go with the exchanges like hodlhodl.com and bisq.network. Otherwise, he should just stick with the exchanges that are supporting his country but most of them are likely centralized exchanges and might require him to pass on KYC.

Don't know why he think about he can buy crypto in Ebay since if he really mean the crypto well there's no way he can do that. But if he mean those virtual and crypto collectibles then maybe he can do that since I think there's a lot of sellers selling crypto collectible stuff on that platform. But if he want to buy crypto maybe he should locate those local exchange which accept their local currency or what currency that give convenience to him.

Two exchange you mentioned is good platform to execute that but if he want a platform where he can directly trade his bough crypto then maybe he should check binance which is best exchange to trade at the moment.

[Beparanf]

I don't see any point why you must buy Bitcoin on Ebay when there are many trusted exchanges out there, not to mention you could get scammed on Ebay too.

If you want to trade using CEX, you can check top spot exchanges on CMC or Coingecko.

If you want to trade without KYC, you can check kycnot.me

Ebay is popular on some country for buying everything. Assuming the user is just newbie in crypto, I think he assume that crypto can be found there too since there’s some seller in there that selling physical loaded crypto coins.

Definitely CEX is the right place to purchased token for newbie. I believe we should just need to introduce CEX like Binance to OP so that he and his friends can finally purchased crypto in the right place. 

[Coyster]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

There are no secret words or anything of that sort, you cannot buy crypto in that platform. Cryptocurrencies are bought and sold in crypto exchanges and that is the service you should look for if you want to buy crypto and not ebay. There are two types of exchanges, the centralized ones that collects data about you before you can trade and is in custody of your coins at all times, and there are peer to peer exchanges that are the complete opposite, no KYC, no third party, no centralized control, etc. Thus which of them would you like to use?

[Dunamisx]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

eBay is not the only place where you could use cryptocurrency to make payment, since they have announce the suspension on that, i will suggest that you take a look on some of the available list and stores where you could possibly achieve this on-line from the list published under the link provided below.

where to spend bitcoin
https://bitcointalk.org/index.php?topic=5467964.msg62902489#msg62902489

[Uhwuchukwu53]

Ebay doesn't accept crypto payments. Use services like from Bitrefill to buy ebay gift card which you can pay with crypto. Also check if it's supported on your country.

https://www.bitrefill.com/us/en/gift-cards/ebay-usa/

Thanks to yamane, @OP you can't buy there either any crypto. Since you can't find any sales there, if someone offers you that you can buy from them, it's possible that you may likely get scammed.

That's correct basically I don't see reason of using it in as much you see that you could not find luck others means are there to be at safer side I think allot of suggestions is on ground that can help you to avoid scam.

[tabas]

Don't know why he think about he can buy crypto in Ebay since if he really mean the crypto well there's no way he can do that. But if he mean those virtual and crypto collectibles then maybe he can do that since I think there's a lot of sellers selling crypto collectible stuff on that platform. But if he want to buy crypto maybe he should locate those local exchange which accept their local currency or what currency that give convenience to him.

He mean literally crypto and I think that's because it's allowed before to do that there. I'm not sure how but those that are into crypto like selling they'd just order it from a specific merchant and it will be delivered to them once the payment is confirmed. But since it's no longer allowed there, he should look into the exchanges that he may be comfortable to transact.

Two exchange you mentioned is good platform to execute that but if he want a platform where he can directly trade his bough crypto then maybe he should check binance which is best exchange to trade at the moment.

Those that I have mentioned don't require him KYC but if he uses Binance, he should see himself ready to comply with the kyc policies through verification of his identity.

[Lucius]

CAN I BUY CRYPTO ON EBAY?

Don't buy what you don't understand, and when you're looking for Bitcoin on such a site, you have a big problem - not only with the fact that you're looking in the wrong place, but also that you probably wouldn't know what to do when/if you manage to buy Bitcoin. Someone could sell you fake forked Bitcoin, or not actually sell you anything, and still claim to have sent you something.

First, get well informed, then find a safe wallet, and only then start investing, and only what you can afford to lose. Every investment is risky, never forget that.

[dkbit98]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

Go and check for yourself, open Ebay website and type bitcoin.
Ebay is usually selling physical items, not digital items like Bitcoin, and even if did sell it I would not recommend buying it there.
Paypal is working with Ebay and I think they added support for bitcoin a while ago, but I would not hold bitcoin on any centralized services like that.

[Crypt0Gore]

EBay is for getting gadgets like phones, computers, TV, and others, it's not a crypto exchange, if you want to buy crypto you have to find crypto exchanges, like Binance or HTX, among others, if you are looking for a way to sell your gift card for BTC then you should find platforms that deals with gift cards like bit refill or Remitano.

If you have any gift card you can exchange it for BTC on remitano for example, they are not like Binance exchange and other crypto exchanges, I think you should relax and learn about crypto exchanges and how to trade first, to avoid making some stupid mistakes.

Many people have lost money this way, even on something like paxful, so it's better to do your own research first before using any platform online, there are so many scam websites online this days and only doing some research will safe you.

[Rikafip]

I'm not sure how but those that are into crypto like selling they'd just order it from a specific merchant and it will be delivered to them once the payment is confirmed. But since it's no longer allowed there, he should look into the exchanges that he may be comfortable to transact.

It was just as you described, you sent the money via Paypal and once the seller gets the money, he sends you crypto.

My first crypto buy was actually on ebay. It was back in early 2014 and Dogecoin was just released and since I coulnd't afford one whole bitcoin I decided to buy $100 worth of DOGE. Since I already had ebay account and was using it regularly, friend suggested me to buy some via ebay. Crazy times...

[snowpega]

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Dear, I have been working on the eBay Platform as a seller but for now, I am not working anymore there due to some personal reasons. As far as I remember they said that they would launch/make their ecosystem Crypto Friendly so that people can easily buy or sell their items using cryptocurrency but dear I have never seen people selling their crypto asset.

I would like to ask OP that in which context he is asking as if we want to buy or sell any crypto asset we have to do P2P through these kinds of platforms only if the seller agrees to do but keep in mind one thing that you can easily get scammed there because for now, eBay is not crypto friendly. Let's suppose you add eBay to track the activities you want to do, or you involve their services to track your activities or you give them the reference of your activities they will not support your activities for now because their ecosystem is not crypto-friendly. So OP take the risk at your own end.

[The Cryptovator]

Are you sure eBay is offering to sell or buy Bitcoin? From curiosity, I searched there, but I couldn't see any option to buy or sell Bitcoin there. Just make sure you aren't going to be deceived by scammers. There is no need for any secret words to buy bitcoin. Secret words or seed phrases are for securing your wallet. No one can offer such words to sell. If you find something like this, it means they are scammers. Who has access if the seed phrase means he has access to the funds? Just try to find a legal way to buy Bitcoin. You may use P2P services to buy Bitcoin with your local fiat. 

[m2017]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

And why would you buy bitcoin on eBay? There are specialized platforms where you can do this. Such as centralized cryptoexchangers, like Binance. Not the best option, but definitely better than eBay. The solution to the issue of purchasing bitcoin using Bisq or BestChange is, of course, much better in view of the absence of KYC (in some cases).

Just try to find a legal way to buy Bitcoin. You may use P2P services to buy Bitcoin with your local fiat. 

How can something that is still outside the legality be purchased in a legal way? It’s better to say, the most convenient and easiest way to buy bitcoin. And it’s important, safe, because there are still plenty of scammers.

If OP is looking for bitcoin to buy on eBay, then I doubt that he should make P2P purchases, especially for fiat. No matter how they tricked him there.

[Potato Chips]

I’ve had people tell me both yes and no. I tried to find it on eBay but no luck. Is there some secret key words or something to find it ? Please let me know . Thanks

That's probably because it used to be a thing in the past.

I got you a couple of threads for your curiousity:

1. Buying Bitcoins on ebay
2. Buy bitcoin on eBay?
3. I bought a Bitcoin on eBay using Paypal. Be careful buyers as you are not covered if seller doesn't send.

Fast forward to present time, I believe you have already answered this as there are no secret words plus unlike the old days, we have so much more options now when it comes to buying/selling. Stick with crypto exchanges, op.